Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-27
MEN OF NOTE.
PEN PICTURES OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE MUCH TALKED ABOUT.

UnfamiIiarity Of New Workers With Their
Noted Men-Mayor Hewitt. Col. Inger-
soil, Gen. Sherman. Henry George,
Rufus Hatch. Joseph Pulitzer.
A more surprising gauge of the growth OF
the city, however, is the unfamiharity of lis
inhabitants with its most noted men Sixty
years ago such prominent men as Philip
Home John Jacob Astor, Peter Lorillard,
Philip Freneau, Ogden Hoffman and Aaron
Burr were readily pointed out to strangers
Thirty years ago nearly everybody recog-
nized Horace Greeley's white coat, Com
modore Nanderbilts astrakhan overcoat,
Tom Hyer's shiny hat, Peter Cooper's rubber
cushions and Wilson G. Hunts antique
stock" Today, however, the most re-
nOwned citizens may wander through the
streets for hours without being recog-
nized. The city has swelled TO such a size
and become so populated that lifetime is
hardly enough for familiariZation. Faces of
few Of its great men are known to the people.
The last time | saw Gen Grant was on
Broadway, near The Herald building. He
was on clutches hobhling in a stream of
human beings, not one of whom was aware
of his presence. Six weeks leave interesting
memories of similar occurrences
AN INVALID MAYOR
Six weeks ago attended Buffalo Bills per.
Torrance at Madison SQUARE garden. 1t was
series of unique Indian dances gwen for the
entertainment of his friends. In a box sat a
white faced man with snowy head and
trimmed beard He wore pebbles, and there
were great bags of flesh under his piercing
gray eyes. Il was the face of thinker,
whose frame was unable to stand the strain
of intense Application 1t was the face Of
Ahram s Hewitt, who has Just been
elected mayor of New York after the most
memorable political fight in the history Of
the city. Over 900 persons were in the gar
den, all OF them Gothanites, vet not more
than half dom knew Mr. Hewitt
4 month ago crowd flied the parlors at
Delmenicos- They were awaiting a summons
to the police captains dinner. Among them
was tail, we'll knit gentleman with gray
eyes, high forehead and sparse gray hair.
He was suave and courtly A few New
Workers took him for Fatty Walsh. He was
not the genial warden of the Tombs, to whom
he bore strong resemblance. He was the
renowned Col Robert e. Ingersoll now prac-
ticing law in New York.
Two weeks ago SAW a man with an alb
normally developed brow gazing into a jew
eleI's windows His eTHs were bright and
his face Was thin and wrynklei. He was tall
and sol1i-rly III appes14nce. A group of
pretty shop girls were iehis side lost i'll con-
temptation of the diss&sy in the window.
/ None of them was award that a more surpriS-
/ ing exhibit was at their side The tall gentle
man was Cen William TeCumseh Sherman,
| who has probably kissed more pretty girk
than any other ran in the Union.
RADICAL THINKER
| Not long afterward | saw plainly dressed
/ man oyerhauling some volumes on stand in
/ front of an old bookstore His hair wa.
auburn in color, streaked with gray, and he
/ wore black ielt hat and thick soled shoes
/ There was nothing fancy about him. HI
was short and fat His raiment was plair
and neat HIS eyes We're blue and his clos
] cropped beard was red He looked like 6
master macinnist. No one seemed to recOg
/ niD' him, Yet he made rs much stlr in Thu
/ coUntry in SIX months as Gladstone has don.
| in England in SIX years He was Henry
! Georgc
A week ago | dropped INTO coffee ant
cake saloon on Park row. l saw seated at 4
! rattle Il s,EJienan who resembles the pictur,
! OF James Madison, fourth president of tli'
| United States. H. was apparently about &
/ years old Iii- rudy counienance, clean Gu
/ features and snowy bar Indicated the best O
| pcdI.,rees and his manipulation Of a knit
and furk over plate Of pork and beans wa
] cuHV Incin- proof that he had the best o
| aUpetitt>- He was surrounded BY clerks anC
HiecnhIltS, none Of whom could cali him bJ
/ name Yet he had made fortunes IN DAY
and had lost SstOU,0 in an hour withou
! tincLing He was Uncle Rufus Hatch, wht
! plays a church organ to-day as steadily a
be dill when he was worth over 81 90 90.
| A day 81 80 ago saw a tail man about 4
Years Old fastening his pebbles on his HOS
with neryous energy. HIS hair was crisp
curly AMI uHironted. He bad the no,.e Of on
| Of NapoL-oils nlarshGls and the stride OF Car
Schurz He was drifting up Park row In
| crowd Of WORKERS a. busy as himself, not ON
OF whom knew him. Twenty seven year
ago he was alone i'll this great eIty, friendless
| pennies ami homeless To-day be Is said t,
| have an inooule OF 500 day. He va
Joseph PGilzer.-Biakely Halls Letter